Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS HD7850-DC2-2GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850 vs MSI R7970 LIGHTNING

25specifications compared
10differ
15identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- HD7850-DC2-2GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850:Radeon HD7850
- R7970 LIGHTNING:Radeon HD7970
Processor frequency
- HD7850-DC2-2GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850:870 MHz
- R7970 LIGHTNING:1070 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- HD7850-DC2-2GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850:2 GB
- R7970 LIGHTNING:3 GB
Memory bus
- HD7850-DC2-2GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850:256 bit
- R7970 LIGHTNING:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- HD7850-DC2-2GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850:4840 MHz
- R7970 LIGHTNING:5600 MHz
HDMI ports quantity
- HD7850-DC2-2GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850:1
- R7970 LIGHTNING:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- HD7850-DC2-2GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850:0
- R7970 LIGHTNING:1
Mini DisplayPorts quantity
- HD7850-DC2-2GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850:2
- R7970 LIGHTNING:4

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Comparison of HD7850-DC2-2GD5, R7970 LIGHTNING
50 specifications	A ASUS HD7850-DC2-2GD5 graphics card AMD Radeon HD7850 Model HD7850-DC2-2GD5 View product	B MSI R7970 LIGHTNING View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon HD7850	Radeon HD7970
CUDA	No	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	870 MHz	1070 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	870 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum displays per videocardKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stream processorsKnown for one	1024	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 x 1650 pixels
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	3 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	4840 MHz	5600 MHz
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	2	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
Performance1 differ
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL version	4.2	4.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	500 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplementary power connectorsKnown for one	1x 6-pin	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	259 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	43 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	114 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Interface adapters includedKnown for one	DVI-I - VGA	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD, ATI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 x 135.5 x 40 mm

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